Today is the Feast of Pentecost
Happy Feast of Pentecost! The feast, which marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and is often called the birthday of the Church, was a busy one in the Vatican. During his homily at the Holy Mass...
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Cardinal Koovakad on Interreligious Dialogue in a Changing World
(This interview has been edited for length and clarity. It was originally published by Indian Catholic Matters on February 25, 2026.) In a world increasingly shaped by religious diversity and global interconnection, few church leaders embody the lived experience of...
We are meant for each other
Community—communion—is the fundamental building block of the Catholic faith. Christ draws us into himself to create the community of believers, a cloud of witnesses. Even more foundational is that God does this radically by offering the whole of himself to...
Fratelli Tutti and a fresh perspective on tradition
It has become common in certain Catholic circles to label Pope Francis (and the post-Conciliar Church) as “modernist.” This term is applied to stand in opposition to “tradition,” a fundamental Catholic value. After all, Tradition (with capital “T”) is one...
Opening our Hearts to all Our Brothers and Sisters
On Sunday, Pope Francis promulgated his third encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship. His timely assessment of the state of our world touches on issues including war, extreme inequality and economic disparity, environmental degradation, and the fractured global...
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